Brief Life History of Christenberry H.
When Christenberry H. Abernathy was born in 1854, in Georgia, United States, his father, James Abernathy, was 42 and his mother, Lucinda Allison, was 37. He married Ruth Ann Adams on 9 January 1875, in White, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in District 268, Hall, Georgia, United States in 1900 and Lula, Hall, Georgia, United States in 1920. He died on 22 November 1936, in Hall, Georgia, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Gillsville, Hall, Georgia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Cristenbury Abernathy in household of James Abernathy, "United States Census, 1860"
- C. H. Aburnathy, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Abernathy in entry for William Abernathy, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942"
Spouse and Children
1854–1936 Male
1857–1936 Female
Children (8)
1874–1942 Male
1877–1957 Male
1881–1967 Female
1884–1960 Female
1885–1908 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1812–1897 Male
1818–1840 Female
Siblings (4)
1850–1900 Male
1854–1936 Male
1857–1925 Male
1864– Male
World Events (8)
1857
Age 3
1863
Age 9
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 22
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Abernethy in southeastern Perthshire. The placename is of Pictish origin, meaning ‘mouth of the river Nethy’.
History: This was the name of a cadet branch of MacDuff earls of Fife and one of the surnames of the Scots who settled in northern Ireland during the ‘plantation’ in the 17th century, and it was brought to the US as the name of a Southern plantation owner (in a different sense of the word ‘plantation’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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